Place a volume along a path - Intergraph Smart 3D - Help - Hexagon PPM

Click Place Volume Along Path Command on the toolbar.

Define points for the path of the volume. See Define the path for a volume

On the Place Volume Along Path ribbon, select the cross-section type from the Cross-Section list.

Specify a name for the volume in the Name box.

Select a volume type from the Type list.

The list in the Type box provides only the last few volumes selected from the catalog. Choosing More displays the Select Volume Dialog, which allows you to select any type of volume found in the catalog database.

Select a folder from the Space folder list.

• The default folder is the last folder used when creating a volume. In a new session file, the default is the model (the root level of the space hierarchy).

• Assigning volumes to a space folder organizes volumes in the current model. See Create Space Folder.

In the Cross-Section box, select a cross-section type, and then click Cross-Section . Define cross-section properties by one of the following methods:

• Select one of the standard cross-section types defined in the reference data.

  Define cross-section properties for a volume

  -OR-

• Select Sketch as the type and draw a two-dimensional cross-section.

  Sketch the cross-section for a volume

If necessary, click Select Volumes for Addition or Select Volumes for Subtraction on the ribbon to add to or subtract from the resultant volume.

Click Finish.

The software creates the volume.